Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-11
WHEELING Wv MONDAY MORNING. II

looking down. 1t is the last mystery taken
out of botany, and geology, and astronomy
and theology. o, will il not be grand to
have all questions answered? The perpet.
ually recurring interrogation point changed
for the mark of exclamation. All riddles
solved. Who will fear to 20 ont on that
discovery, when all the questions are to be
decided which We have been discussing
all our lives? Who shall not clap his
hands in the anticipation of that blessed
country, if it be no better than through
holy curiosity, crying: '"The time OF my
departure is at hand?"
1 remark, again, We ought to have the
joy of the text, because, leaving this world,
We move into the best society OF the uni
verse. You see great crowd Of people in
some street, and you say; 'Who is passing
there? What general, what prince is GO
ing up there?" ''Well, l see great
throng in heaven. / say: "Who is the
focus of all that admiration? Who is the
centre Of that glittering company" 1t is
Jesus, the champion OF all worlds.
THE FAvORIrE OF ALL AGES.
Do you know what is the first question
the soul will ask when it comes through
the gate of heaven? / think the first
question will be: "Where is Jesus, the
Savior who pardoned my sin; that carried
my sorrows; that fought my battles; that
won my victories?" o radiant One! how
| would like to see Thee, Thou Of the
manger, but without its humiliation.
Thou of the cross, hut without the pangs;
Thou of the grave, but without its dark
ness.
The Bible intimates that we will talk
with Jesus in heaven Just as a brother
talks with brother. Now, what will
you ask Him first? / do not know. can
think what would ask Paul first, if saw
him in heaven. think would like 10
hear him describe the storm that came up
on the ship when there were two thousand
and seventy-fiye souls on the vessel. Paul
being the only man on board cool enough
to describe the storm. There is fascina-
tion about ship and the sea that | shall
never get over, and think would like
to hear him talk about il first But when |
meet my Lord Jesus Christ, of what shall
l first delight TO hear Him speak? Now l
think what it is. / shall first want to
hear the tragedy of His last hours; and then
Luke's account OF the crucitixion, and
Marks account OF the crucitixion, and
Johns account of the crucifxion will be
nothing, while from
THE LIVING LIPS OF CHRIST
the story shall be told of the gloom that
fell, and the devils that arose, and the fact
that upon His endurance depended the
rescue of n race; and there was darkness
in the sky, and there WAS darknass In the
soul, and the pain become more sharp, and
the burdens become more heavy, until the
mob began to swim away from the dying
vision of Christ, and the cursing of the mob
came to his ear more family, and his hands
were fastened to the horizontal piece of the
cross and his feet were fastened to the per-
pendicular piece of the cross, and his head
fell forward in swoon as he uttered the
last moan and cried: 1T is finished"'
All heaven will stop to listen until the
story is done, and every harp will be put
down, and every lip closed, and all eyes
fixed upon the divine narrator, until the
story is done; and then, at the tap of the
baton, the eternal orchestra will rouse up;
finger on string of harp, and lips TO the
mouth Of trumpet, there shall roll forth
the oratoriO of the Messiah: Worthy is
the Lamb that was slain TO receive bless
ing, and riches, and honor, and glory, and
power, world without end"'
what He endured, oh. who can tell,
To save our souls from death and hell!''
When there was between Paul and that
magnificent parsonage only the thinness OF
the sharp edge of the sword of the execu.
toner, do you wonder that he wanted to
90? o, my Lord Jesus, let one wave of
that glory roll over this auditory! Hark.
hear the wedding bells of heaven ringing
now. The marriage of the Lamb has come,
and the bride hath made herself ready.